isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
concealment; suppression; hiding
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
influence; clout; leverage
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
number of persons; personnel
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
small number; few; minority
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to talk (a person) down; to confute
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
accession to the throne; enthronement
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
hastily made; improvised preparation
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
in a day; in a brief space of time
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true